Indian district blocks internet after deadly caste clashes

An Indian man injured in clashes between different castes is brought to hospital in the Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh on May 24, 2017.

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Authorities in north India have blocked mobile internet services, arrested 24 people and suspended senior officials after clashes between castes that have left two people dead and at least 20 injured, police said Thursday.

Police said they had blocked access to mobile messaging services to stop "outsiders" from instigating the violence between Dalits and members of a higher caste community in Uttar Pradesh state's Saharanpur district, which lies just 190 kilometres from New Delhi.